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diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 8af2a26b24f6a..1b5be07f86698 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
/* clobbers %rax, make sure it is after saving the syscall nr */
IBRS_ENTER
UNTRAIN_RET
+ CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY
call do_syscall_64 /* returns with IRQs disabled */
@@ -1491,3 +1492,63 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(rewind_stack_and_make_dead)
call make_task_dead
SYM_CODE_END(rewind_stack_and_make_dead)
.popsection
+
+/*
+ * This sequence executes branches in order to remove user branch information
+ * from the branch history tracker in the Branch Predictor, therefore removing
+ * user influence on subsequent BTB lookups.
+ *
+ * It should be used on parts prior to Alder Lake. Newer parts should use the
+ * BHI_DIS_S hardware control instead. If a pre-Alder Lake part is being
+ * virtualized on newer hardware the VMM should protect against BHI attacks by
+ * setting BHI_DIS_S for the guests.
+ *
+ * CALLs/RETs are necessary to prevent Loop Stream Detector(LSD) from engaging
+ * and not clearing the branch history. The call tree looks like:
+ *
+ * call 1
+ * call 2
+ * call 2
+ * call 2
+ * call 2
+ * call 2
+ * ret
+ * ret
+ * ret
+ * ret
+ * ret
+ * ret
+ *
+ * This means that the stack is non-constant and ORC can't unwind it with %rsp
+ * alone. Therefore we unconditionally set up the frame pointer, which allows
+ * ORC to unwind properly.
+ *
+ * The alignment is for performance and not for safety, and may be safely
+ * refactored in the future if needed.
+ */
+SYM_FUNC_START(clear_bhb_loop)
+ push %rbp
+ mov %rsp, %rbp
+ movl $5, %ecx
+ ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL
+ call 1f
+ jmp 5f
+ .align 64, 0xcc
+ ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL
+1: call 2f
+ RET
+ .align 64, 0xcc
+2: movl $5, %eax
+3: jmp 4f
+ nop
+4: sub $1, %eax
+ jnz 3b
+ sub $1, %ecx
+ jnz 1b
+ RET
+5: lfence
+ pop %rbp
+ RET
+SYM_FUNC_END(clear_bhb_loop)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clear_bhb_loop)
+STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(clear_bhb_loop)